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NPS’ 2015 return beats key foreign pension funds; to take passive equities strategy
The National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment return dipped to 4.57% in 2015, but its performance outstripped those of other top five pension funds ...
Jul 04, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Editor’s Note] Frustrated at shrinking returns, investment money are flowing out of Korea
Unlike the U.S. Fed’s quantitative easing program that had boosted U.S. equity markets for more than six years from 2009, the Bank of Korea’s five pol...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Pomona win mandates for Korea GEPS’ $100 mn investment
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has awarded $50 million mandates each to Blackstone and Pomona Capital for global secondary ...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea funds seek investment experts from outside; CIOs chair review committees
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has replaced the head of its investment review committee recently with the Chief Investment Officer Do...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea police fund to invest $87 mn in blind funds
The Police Mutual Aid Association of South Korea will post a public notice of a request for proposals this week to commit 100 billion won ($87 million...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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China Minsheng Investment to invest in SK Planet
China Minsheng Investment Group, China's largest private-sector investment firm, is mulling an investment of 1.3 trillion won (US$1.13 billion) in Kor...
Jun 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Korean Money Going Abroad] Korea insurers up overseas investments, eyeing foreign asset managers
South Korean insurance companies have been raising investments in overseas investments by more than 50% since the start of this year and also consider...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Korean Money Going Abroad] NPS to slash net increase in Korean stock investment by 95% in 2017
South Korean investors, led by the National Pension Service (NPS), have been ramping up overseas investments while trimming domestic portfolios, a mov...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] World Bank’s new investment head calls for review of investment period, risk limit
Incoming World Bank’s director of the investment management division, Heung-sik Choo, said that the international financial institution, which man...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] S.Korea military fund set to invest in offshore blind VC funds from 2017
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), South Korea’s $8 billion military savings fund, is planning to invest in offshore blind-pool venture capit...
Jun 13, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA CIO says studying catastrophe bond investment for about $25 million
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is considering investing about $17 million to $25 million in catastrophe bonds, also known a...
Jun 07, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea savings fund for small business owners mulls offshore blind fund investment in 2016
South Korea’s Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid is flexing its muscle to expand overseas alternative assets, including blind funds, in line with a rapid ...
Jun 03, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to pick 2 global infrastructure fund firms in June for $85 mln investment – report
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a savings fund for local public officials, plans to select two offshore infrastructure inve...
May 27, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks global managers for U.S., Canada real estate investment
- Deadline to submit proposal is May 30, 2016; Final selection set for July 1, 2016 Korea Post announced a request for proposal on May 23 for its u...
May 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[RFP] Korea Post seeks fixed-income managers for U.S. corporate bond investment
- Proposal submission due by June 7, 2016; final selection set for July 2016 - To pick 2 firms for publicly-offered funds with minimum $300 mln AUM...
May 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2016 SUMMIT] NPS, KIC see gradual increase in hedge fund investment
- NPS says its strict transparency requirement may deter talented GPs; to adopt flexible approach to solve the problem - KIC to make the best of he...
May 23, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Global PEFs in bidding for GEPS’ $100 million overseas secondary fund investment
- GEPS to make 2nd commitment to global secondary PEF since 2014; investment size to triple - To pick 2 GPs by mid-June to commit $50 million, resp...
May 18, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean TV stars tipped to reap windfall from IPOs
A series of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of million dollars for Korean TV stars, i...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to 11 core tech areas
The South Korean government plans to allocate 70% of its annual R&D budget to 40 projects for research and development in 11 core industrial...
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KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference
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KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference
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KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference(원본)
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LG Uplus startup venture investments
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AhnLab forms joint venture with Saudi's SITE (edited)
AhnLab Inc., a leading provider of computer security solutions based in South Korea, on Monday announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) w...
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SK Hynix raises $1.5 bn in foreign bonds amid high demand
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has raised $1.5 billion in foreign currency bonds, with the debt offering four tim...
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